The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the 15-member Pakistan Shaheens Squad for the upcoming 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The event will begin from 23 September to 7 October. Qasim Akram has been handed the captaincy for the Asian Games. The 20-year-old has also led the Pakistan side in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2022. Omair Bin Yousuf has been named Vice-captain
The 20-year-old Qasim has to date featured in 20 first-class matches and 40 T20 matches and also captained Pakistan U19 in the ICC U19 World Cup in 2022. In the 15-member squad, there are eight players who have already represented the Pakistan men’s team at the international level.
The players who have represented Pakistan at the international level are Aamir Jamal (2 T20Is), Arshad Iqbal (1 T20I), Asif Ali (21 ODIs, 55 T20Is), Haider Ali (2 ODIs, 33 T20Is), Khushdil Shah (10 ODIs, 24 T20Is), Mohammad Hasnain (9 ODIs, 27 T20Is), Shahnawaz Dahani (2 ODIs, 11 T20Is) and Usman Qadir (1 ODI, 23 T20Is). As quoted by PCB
Pakistan’s men’s team won a bronze medal in their maiden and only appearance in the Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China, in 2010.
Pakistan Shaheens squad: Qasim Akram (c), Omair Bin Yousuf (vc), Aamir Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Mirza Tahir Baig, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Akhlaq (wk), Rohail Nazir, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem and Usman Qadir.
Non-traveling reserves: Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Imran Jr, Muhammad Irfan Khan Niazi and Mubasir Khan.
Asian Games 2023 Cricket Men’s Schedule
| Date | Session | Time | Match No. | Home VS Away | Phase | Category |
| 28/9/2023 | CKT15 | 9:30 | 1 | 9th-14th Round 1 | Men | Cricket |
| CKT16 | 14:30 | 2 | 8th-15th Round 1 | Men | Cricket | |
| 29/9/2023 | CKT17 | 9:30 | 3 | 10th-13th Round 1 | Men | Cricket |
| CKT18 | 14:30 | 4 | 7th-16th Round 1 | Men | Cricket | |
| 30/9/2023 | CKT19 | 9:30 | 5 | 11th-12th Round 1 | Men | Cricket |
| CKT20 | 14:30 | 6 | 6th-17th Round 1 | Men | Cricket | |
| 1/10/2023 | CKT21 | 9:30 | 7 | 5th-18th Round 1 | Men | Cricket |
| CKT22 | 14:30 | 8 | Winner of Match 1 VS Winner of Match 2 | Men | Cricket | |
| 2/10/2023 | CKT23 | 9:30 | 9 | Winner of Match 3 VS Winner of Match 4 | Men | Cricket |
| CKT24 | 14:30 | 10 | Winner of Match 5 VS Winner of Match 6 | Men | Cricket | |
| 4/10/2023 | CKT25 | 9:30 | 11 | 2nd VS Winner of Match 8 | QF1 | Cricket |
| CKT26 | 14:30 | 12 | 3rd VS Winner of Match 9 | QF2 | Cricket | |
| 5/10/2023 | CKT27 | 9:30 | 13 | 4th VS Winner of Match 10 | QF3 | Cricket |
| CKT28 | 14:30 | 14 | 1st VS Winner of Match 7 | QF4 | Cricket | |
| 6/10/2023 | CKT29 | 9:30 | 15 | Winner of QF1 & QF2 | SF1 | Cricket |
| CKT30 | 14:30 | 16 | Winner of QF3 & QF4 | SF2 | Cricket | |
| 7/10/2023 | CKT31 | 9:30 | 17 | Loser of SF1 & SF2 | 3/4 | Cricket |
| CKT32 | 14:30 | 18 | Winner of SF1 & SF2 | F | Cricket |